Detachable cover for bank-checks



,PATENTED FEB. 2, 1904.

E. G; DEANS; DETAGHABLB COVER FOR BANK CHECKS.

APPLICATION IILBD MAY 15, 1903.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWVARD G. DEANS, OF SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

DETACHABLE COVER FOR BANK-CHECKS- SPEGIFICATION forming part of LettersPatent N 0. 750,826, dated February 2, 1904.

Application filed May 15, 1903. Serial No. 157,284. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWARD C. DEANS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Scranton, in the county of Lackawanna and State ofPennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in DetachableCovers for Bank- Checks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements indetachable binders or covers for pads of bank-checks and the like; andits special object is to provide a means whereby such a pad ofbank-checks-for instance, accompanied by a pad of record-slips may bekept in a substantial and convenient form and when exhausted may bereplaced by fresh pads, thus establishing a permanent system.

Iattain this object by means of the construction of parts illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 represents a perspectiveview of my device when closed as a book. Fig. 2 represents it opened outfor the purpose of issuing a check. Fig. 3 represents the form of catchby which the pad of checks is removably attached to the inside of onecover of the binder; and Fig. 4 represents a modification of this catchused to attach the pad of recordslips to the other cover, the pads beingrepresented by dotted lines in the last two figures.

Similar letters of reference indicate similar parts where theyoccur inmore than one view.

Referring now to the drawings, A is one leaf, and B the other leaf, ofmy cover or binder, made of bookbinders board covered with leather orother suitable material and adapted to hinge along the middle at (1.. Tothe inside of the leaf A is removably attached a pad or tablet of blankchecks D. I show the cover made to accommodate a pad the size of twochecks, one above the other; but the size and form may be varied, ofcourse, to suit any arrangement or shape of checks. To the inside of theleaf B is removably attached a pad of record-slips E, suitably ruled andprinted for entries of deposits, with date and amount and checks drawnwith name and address of payee, amount, &c. The checks and record-slipsare perforated, so that they can be easily detached from the pad whenfilled out. The pad of checks D is attached at its top to the leaf Aclose to the middle or hinge portion C of the cover, the cover beingmade of such a size that the leaf A extends somewhat beyond the bottomedge of the pad D, as shown in Fig. 2.

The pad of record-slips E is attached at its top to the leaf B close tothe upper edge thereof. Removably secured along this upper edge of theleaf B and holding the pad E in place is a flange F. The variouselements are so disposed that When the cover is closed, as shown in Fig.l, the device has the appearance of a substantial book. The pad E shutsover on the pad D. The flange F falls into place along the edge of theleaf A below the pad D, and this and the stub edge G of the pad D keepthe two leaves of the cover always the same distance apart when shut up,thus allowing the cover to keep its shape n0 matter how many checks andrecord-slips may be used out.

The flange F is provided at X with a catch which engages with itscounterpart Z on the leaf A when the cover is shut. I may of course usea lock in place of a catch when it is desired to keep the contents ofthe cover private.

In Fig. 3 I have shown the special catch which I prefer to use inattaching the pad D to the leaf A. This consists of a rivet portion I,which goes through the stub edge of the pad D and holds the padtogether, a tongue portion J, projecting from the bottom end of therivet portion below the bottom surface of the pad, and a socket portionK, riveted or otherwise permanently fixed to the cover-leaf A, saidtongue I being adapted to enter and be held by the socket K, so as tokeep the pad D firmly in place. Two or more of these catches are used oneach pad, according to requirements. I find, however, in practice thatthe pad is liable to slip out of place unless some locking means isprovided. I therefore strike up on the under surface of the tongue Junderneath the rivet portion I a slight projection L, which springs intoand is retained by a corresponding indentation M'on the base of thesocket member of the catch. The whole forms a means of attachment whichis locked against accidental disturbance.

In Fig. 4 I have shown the catch as adapted to attach the pad ofrecord-slips Eto the other leaf, B, of the cover. In this case the rivetportion N is made shorter, since the pad of record-slips'does not haveto be as thick as the pad of checks. The flange F is removably securedto the stub edge of the pad by means of several screws, as 0. It will beunderstood that as a check is issued the data in regard to it is enteredon the record-slip above, the deposits also being entered there. 'Whenthe checks are finally returned to the drawer through the bank, they canbe readily audited and the record-slip can be torn off, wrapped roundthe checks it pertains to, and indorsed with dates, &c., as desired, andsince the checks and record-slips can be easily replenished whenexhausted my cover arrangement furnishes a permanent system.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

A two-leafed hinged cover; a perforated pad of bank-checks D removablyattached to one leaf, A, thereof, near the hinging-line, by

means of rivets I passing through the stub edge G of the pad, tongues Jprojecting from the under end of said rivets underneath the pad, socketsK permanently fixed to the leaf A and adapted to embrace the tongues J,projections L on the under side of said tongues J, and indentations M inthe socket member, adapted to receive and retain said projections L whenthe tongue is sprung into place; a perforated pad of record-slips Eremovably attached by similar means to the other leaf, B, of the coveralong the outer edge thereof; and a flange F removably attached alongthe stub edge of said pad E and adapted to abut against the other leafA, below the check-pad D, when the cover is closed, said flange F andthe stub edge G of the pad D serving to keepthe two leaves equidistantfrom each other when closed, irrespective of the number of checks andrecord-slips contained.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDIVABD C. DEANS. Witnesses:

GHAs. L. HAWLEY, CHAs. L. GRIFFIN.

